meter maid

noun

"meter-maid" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“meter maid” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A female meter attendant: a female public servant tasked with enforcing the use of parking meters.

Key facts for meter maid
PropertyValue
Headwordmeter maid
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “meter maid” sits in English frequency

meter maid falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for meter maid is 10 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for meter maid in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is meter maid, spelled M-E-T-E-R- -M-A-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female meter attendant: a female public servant tasked with enforcing the use of parking meters.
  2. 2
    A meter attendant of either gender.

Synonyms

grey ghostmeter attendantparking enforcement officerparking inspectortraffic warden

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "meter maid"?
"meter maid" is spelled M-E-T-E-R- -M-A-I-D.
What does "meter maid" mean?
As a noun, "meter maid" means: A female meter attendant: a female public servant tasked with enforcing the use of parking meters.
What language does "meter maid" come from?
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Using “meter maid”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-E-T-E-R- -M-A-I-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list